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By Rukayat Moisemhe Mrs Ngozi Oyewole, Continental President of the Commonwealth Business Women Africa (CBWA), has urged women entrepreneurs to embrace discipline, consistency and structure as essential pillars for sustainable success and leadership. Oyewole made the call on Tuesday during a hybrid training session organised by the association. She said many women-led businesses focused excessively ...
The National Parent Teacher Association of Nigeria (NAPTAN) has expressed worry at rising cases of abduction in schools, urging governments to act fast to address the situation. The Chairman of Board of Trustees of NAPTAN, Mr Adeolu Ogunbanjo, expressed the worry in an interview on Tuesday in Lagos. Ogunbanjo said that repeated attacks on sschoolchildren ...
Mr Abdulateef Ashimi, Chairman of Somolu Local Government Area of Lagos State, says Federal Government allocation to local councils is sufficient to drive meaningful grassroots development. Ashimi disclosed this on Tuesday, in Lagos. According to him, there is no excuse for local government chairmen not to make visible impacts in infrastructural and human capital development ...
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has expelled 11 officers and members, suspending 14 others over alleged disobedience to resolutions and decisions of its National Executive Council (NEC). The decisions were taken at the end of the emergency NEC meeting of the congress held on Monday in Lagos. Reiterating the decision during a media ...
...urges swift passage of State Police law By Ismail Azeez President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that security agencies are intensifying efforts to rescue the victims abducted during last Friday's attack on schools in the Esiele community of Oyo State, stating that a major breakthrough is expected soon. Tinubu strongly condemned the reported killing of ...
A business owner, Mr. Sikiru Olanipekun Olotu, has narrated his harrowing ordeal to our correspondent following his refusal to join a local political party. Olotu, who is about 50 years old, was born in Owo, Ondo State, but resided in the Imota area of Ikorodu, Lagos State. In his discussion with our correspondent, he explained ...
The Department of State Services (DSS) has reportedly rearrested the former Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai, shortly after a federal court granted him bail from the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences (ICPC). The development has sparked intense criticism from his family and political associates, who have strongly ...
The Federal Government has concluded plans to commence the implementation of enhanced welfare packages for federal civil servants from October 1, as part of ongoing reforms aimed at improving workers’ welfare, productivity, and service delivery. The Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Didi Esther Walson-Jack, made this known on Monday during her appearance ...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has stated that he is targeting no fewer than 20 projects for inauguration during President Bola Tinubu’s third anniversary in office. Wike, who disclosed this after inspecting several ongoing projects in Abuja on Monday, added that the definitive list of projects to be inaugurated by ...
By Emmanuel Ikpe Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has called on all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to strictly comply with the provisions of the Treasury Single Account (TSA), warning that any form of default will not be tolerated. Speaking at the May edition of the Government House Monthly Prayer Service, held at ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has flagged off the 2026 National Preparedness and Response Campaign on Flood Disaster and Related Hazards for the South South geo-political zone in Calabar, Cross River State.Speaking during the flag-off the Director-General of NEMA, Zubaida Umar, said the campaign was aimed at promoting early and coordinated ...
Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has appointed a new Acting Chief of Staff and assigning portfolios to 10 newly sworn-in commissioners. The announcement was made via an official statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Bukar Tijani, who noted that the strategic reshuffling is aimed at strengthening governance and accelerating the ...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has secured a final forfeiture order of a Hawker 125 private jet before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, on Monday over its link to fraud, corruption, and money laundering regarding the Maiduguri Emergency Power Project. The aircraft, with model number 800XP, serial number ...
By Damilare Adeleye The Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) and the Joint Revenue Board (JRB) have announced the commencement of the implementation of a unified Taxpayer Identification system, known as Tax ID, for all taxable persons in the country. In a public notice issued on Monday in Abuja, the revenue agencies stated that the development is ...
By Imisioluwa Afunmiso The Lagos State Government on Monday disclosed that properties worth ₦118.32 billion were saved from fire incidents across the state in 2025, while losses recorded from fire outbreaks stood at ₦19.72 billion. The Commissioner for Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Relations, Mr. Olugbenga Oyerinde, made the disclosure during the 2026 Ministerial Press Briefing ...
The European Union (EU), the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) have pledged support for Nigeria’s 2026–2030 drug control plan. The support, is aimed at tackling substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking . The EI, UNODC and ECOWAS gave the assurance in their remarks at ...
The Lagos State Government has warned residents against making fake emergency calls to its Command and Control Centre. Officials said the trend continued to undermine rapid responses to genuine emergencies across the state. The warning came during the 2026 Ministerial Press Briefing in Ikeja on Monday. The event formed part of activities marking seven years ...
Two men, identified as Nurani Adeoye Bakare, 44, and Tayo Awoyemi, 33, have been arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate Court over alleged homosexual conduct in the Yaba area of the state. The defendants were said to have been arrested following a distress call by residents of a residential compound who reportedly became suspicious of the ...
By Abubakar Akote Yabagi The Niger Government has completed the transportation of the 2,281 intending pilgrims from the 2026 Hajj. This is contained in a statement issued by Malam Yunusa Saidu-Ibrahim, the Director of Information and Public Relations Services, State Ministry of Information and Orientation on Monday. He said the intending pilgrims were transported from ...
By Naomi SharangThe Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced the end of the sale of Expression of Interest Forms for aspirants seeking to contest for the Office of the President on the platform of the party ahead of the 2027 general elections. The party, however, extended the deadline for the collection of Expression of Interest ...
By Kadiri Abdulrahman Saudi authorities have announced the completion of extensive preparations for the Hajj season, deploying 22,000 workers, and 88,000 waste units. The deployment also includes smart technologies and operational systems aimed at improving safety, cleanliness and services for pilgrims across the holy sites. The preparations are part of an integrated operational plan overseen ...
By Kadiri Abdulrahman Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced the upcoming Umrah season calendar, outlining key dates and electronic services related to visas, contracts, and pilgrim arrivals. The ministry made the calendar publiclc on Sunday in Makkah. It said that it was part of the its ongoing efforts to enhance operational efficiency ...
By Henry Nnam Retired AVM Paul Masiyer, an aspirant for Mangu/Bokkos Federal Constituency on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has rejected the result of the primaries for the constituency. Mr Danjuma Namang, on behalf of Masiyer’s Campaign Organisations, rejected the result in a statement on Monday in Jos. The Newsmen, reports that ...
